TRAVEL BLOG & INFO

My Japan cruise aboard Celebrity Millennium began with one of the easiest embarkations I have experienced. Although my assigned boarding time was 1:00 p.m., I arrived around 11:30 a.m. Nobody questioned my early arrival, and the entire process was exceptionally fast and efficient. I was prepared to wait my turn, but I was ushered onto the ship.

Visiting Nagasaki was one of the most sobering experiences of my trip to Japan. Today, it is a modern, green, and welcoming city, with trams gliding quietly through its streets and children’s voices drifting from schoolyards. Yet within the Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Museum, there are spaces where time seems to slow, and the memory of a single morning in 1945 presses heavily against the present.

When a Synagogue Became a Sanctuary for the Dead If you’ve toured the Jewish Quarter in Budapest, you know the Great (Dohány Street) Synagogue dazzles with Moorish-style architecture and soaring arches. What most visitors don’t expect is what lies just behind it — a courtyard that doubles as a cemetery. Jewish cemeteries are traditionally and historically located outside of the city center for several reasons. Under normal circumstances, Jewish law forbids burials beside a sy

After spending 17 days traveling through Europe—mostly in Italy and France—I’ve come home with a head full of reflections, observations,...

After enjoying three private tours during my trip to Italy, I decided to try something different—a group tour. The destination? The...

Food and history an amazin pair.

Are you ready to step back in time? The United States is a treasure trove of historical destinations that offer a glimpse into the...